Hocus Pocus - Here's Johnny

[@gnargnar1898]

I remember this video as a 3 year old on RAGE in Australia, legit was mind blowing graphics back then and made me delve into the world of computers and video games. Thanks Hocus Pocus!

[@gnargnar1898]

also, drugs and raving became a thing too. But mostly Video games.

[@grubbybum3614]

I remember some family friends were over, super religious, and their mum was freaking out that the graphics on this song contained subliminal messages.

[@homeschoolhd596]

You is Aussie to!

[@ava-yn8pr]

Omg same bro

[@ava-yn8pr]

Omg same bro

[@brycetaylor1076]

This song was played at every single roller skating rink I've ever been at. This is the best roller skating music

[@suave605]

U got weird roller skating rink

[@nararose3991]

This and Peaches by PUSA

[@_BangDroid_]

@@nararose3991 And Dum Da Dum - Melodie MC

[@samstockwell6573]

That's quite funny, because they played this one every time they had the speed skating session at the local ice skating rink here in Christchurch, New Zealand back in the '90s.

[@jordensomerville2907]

Especially for speed skating

[@bigrich9294]

I remember driving the VP commodore around with the windows down blaring this at 17 😂 who am I kidding I still do

[@jminnt1020]

Still got the VP man?

[@bigrich9294]

J Minnt I wish I did

[@bigrich9294]

J Minnt sv6 these days 👍

[@shramo]

Chappy Lapp-y

[@LettieWood__x]

I'm on playing op

[@DuckReach432]

Never been as blown away by a new track as when this was released. It still sounds like it's from the future.

[@jaysonh3730]

The craziest thing about this song is that it jumped ahead of celine dion to become the number one selling single for 6 weeks on the Australian charts! Lol there must have been some good drugs going around then

[@alicanyilmaxinittt6269]

Jayson Haebich the pills were much stronger

[@demidron.]

To be fair, Celine Dion is kinda shit though. I mean, I'm sure she's a nice person, but ...

[@loneventhorizon]

They were designer drugs back then, made by brilliant chemists. Now days they're cooked up in toilets by any dumb cunt.

[@pictonoldskool]

I watched this on acid when I was 22 that was 23 years ago still gives me flashbacks

[@glennphillips843]

Yeah was a massive hit

[@BestBackingTracks]

Absolute fucking classic! Spent my early years in Australia and this is what got me hooked on Dutch hardcore. I was shocked to find out in my teens and later that practically no one in Europe knows this song. I legitimately asked the DJ to play this at my year 6 farewell!

[@MrZZsharka]

This song transcended the war between Metal and Grunge vs Techno in Australia. It didn’t matter what you liked this was cool!!!

[@mistydouglas2874]

My 6yr old daughters door was squeaking & I said "that reminds me of the start of Here's Johnny hang on I'll show you" now she's cracking up laughing at me dancing 😂 damn 20yrs later & my body just kicks in to the beat automatically 🙌😂💖

[@jessed0308]

fullyawesomeness

[@chriswelcome8102]

Can't believe how old this is man... Brings back so many memories

[@poyraz.TV456]

I know!

[@teddym2808]

I literally "went off" to this on my 21st. Had a wild night of dance and drink. I am now just about 50. Shit this is old! Like me!

[@steviewondek]

Yet still sounds like the future compared to the mainstream pop charts.

[@teddym2808]

@@steviewondek Actually, unlike a lot of 90's music, I don't think this has aged well *at all*. It's literally just a monotone stab in the same pattern over and over again. It's kind of terrible LOL. Stuff like Leftfield, Afro left - now THAT has ages well. Timeless really. Just my opinion so don't shoot me!

[@DGYSAM]

​@@teddym2808it may not be technically complex but invokes memories so therefore its awesome!

[@teddym2808]

@@DGYSAM Yes it definitely DOES invoke memories. That's undeniable:) I can't believe 30 years has passed. Truly.

[@shaunneal9981]

How good was Rage and Recovery on ABC and Michael Tunn and the Request Fest on Triple J! This song reminds me of that time in my life.

[@kokokenzi4317]

back to '94 (when i was in first year of Univ.) this was the first Hardcore Hits at that time in Aussie... damn, it sounds so old!!... but i am glad to hear this again after 22years!! time flies

[@tamatoaitchner4049]

koko kenzi hell yeah .. I definitely remember when this hit the aussie charts back in 94 ... sweet old memories ...

[@nate2611]

koko kenzi Uni, jeebers, i was in year 7 in high school.

[@INTHEMIX74]

koko kenzi actually the song came out in 1993 i imported the 12 inch fron central station..it wasnt to about 12 months later with djs lik eme flooging it it became popular

[@camoz123]

+koko kenzi this was 95 when it was big in australia

[@kokokenzi8193]

+Cameron Jones oops! I was mistimed then... Nevermind... Really enjoy the song anyway 😉👍

[@Mark-vf8op]

Ahh yes the 90’s oldstyle/hardcore! Samples from every movie you were fond of brought to you in a dystopian atmosphere houseparty! The good ol’ days!

[@havanadaurcy1321]

I was expecting a Johnny Carson opening sample as that's what The Shining refers to.

[@BestBackingTracks]

THIS TIME, IT'S WAR. Aliens for the uninitiated.

[@dingus153]

I'm not even mad that this was the number 1 song on the aussie charts when I was born.

[@emilyellisemilyellis]

i wish tbh

[@haydenTenno-]

Fucking amazing

[@MattPC95]

lucky duck, I was born just before and it was Another Night - Real McCoy

[@jameslansley8781]

Nostalgia at 100% it's still a thigh slappin track. I was about 10 when this came out, permanently on play list.

[@wild_mike2906]

Aussie classic, was on our radio all the time, one the best bangers

[@rustyshackleford3293]

This was an Aussie classic? It's no wonder you koala molesters live upsidedown.

[@haydenTenno-]

Wait is this actually Australian made? First heard it a few years ago on the college bus home. Unsurprisingly, EVERYONE was loving it

[@AK-nj8gd]

@@haydenTenno- It's Dutch / from Netherlands.

[@MatFarringtonInfo]

​@@haydenTenno-Netherlands. Same guys did Doop.

[@VoodooDred]

Funfact.. this song was a number one hit in the Aboriginal desert communities when this came out.. as I found out when I went to do DJ workshops in a place called Elliot.. middle of the outback.. the whole town loved this song 😅🤷🏾‍♂️

[@JimmyHandtrixx]

so what. it was number one in the charts at the time in Australia.

[@AntifoulAwl]

This is on the playlist in the shed at work.

[@aussie4life167]

Had this song randomly pop into my head the other day and just had to have a listen for old times sake

[@Teddi87]

Just woke up and had this song randomly pop in my head just now as well, what a spin out.

[@LukeWarmTV61]

I have listened to this song 5 years ago and its still a banger 😎

[@VoyageOne1]

My first banger!! saw the video on Rage when I was 6 and immediately became hooked on dance music.

[@Hairydoom01]

Still a masterpiece.

[@shanehicks9143]

I totally agree sir!

[@cbz0520]

My first ever cd i bought as a kid as i first heard it whilst playing laser tag at timezone again with my mates. at 2.33 that sound was so loud and that was the moment electronic music was my love.

[@cs512tr]

Remember this playing at the roller rink on a high school excursion. Great times

[@cokids3472]

they played this at the rollerskating joint last year. been stuck in my head ever since

[@timhinchcliffe5372]

This was so outside when it was released... and it still is... waiting for it to come back into orbit.

[@simonderge7]

Cult, i like it a lot. 22 years ago i ever listen to this Sound. With my best friend. Björn. Rip.

[@Archy506]

rip bjorn

[@simonderge7]

a mindful cat thanks a lot. You are very kind. ♥

[@snipereliete]

Wow man what a blast from the past.i did a lot of bad drugs to this song in the 90s and to be honest I took enough chemicals I could of started my own lab.how I'm walking around with all my cognitive functions intact has to be a small miracle.some didn't male it and some did to be tragically taken later.i raise my Monster Juice to those who weren't as lucky as me.

[@hatandbeardmedia5925]

Hearing this takes me back to being a kid in the '90s, running around a lasertag arena full of machine fog and blacklight paintings. I can almost smell the fog juice...

[@Esqueekiel_DArcy]

Why does almost no-one talk about this song? WE MAKING IT OUT OF REHAB WITH THIS ONE BOYS 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@andrewwhitbread9362]

"U CAN PUT UP WITH PAIN BUT IF U IGNORE IT YOU FIND YOURSELF HAVING BEEN DAMAGED." - St. SkyKnight.

[@MisterF_1984]

I remember seeing this on rage way back in the day as a child and being well confused. My first banger!!

[@wayneowen1827]

I knew this song from going out. I finally saw The Shining about 10 years ago and was blown away when Jack Nicholson said Here’s Johnny

[@andrewwhitbread9362]

"The creation of our United Nations were the birthplace of our World Peace." - St. HMAJW."

[@hi--tEk]

Gary ablet loved this back in the day 🤩

[@kiowhatta1]

loved Central records, downstairs to pick up the latest version of 'juicy red apple'. I still have my old copies from the mid 90's. My favourite is the from the sonic rave at a brookvale factory, our lift freaked out on his Egg and left us stranded..all the way back to the inner west. Still have some old mix tapes like nik fish's 'rewind' 94.

[@christianbitancurt7282]

Best mainstream techno song of all time. Brutal

[@Dj_Basekiller]

This is hardcore

[@planetX15]

@@Dj_Basekiller 100%

[@mariac3882]

I used to go to central station in Melbourne to buy all my 12 inch vinyl😍😍😍

[@MColemanTV]

How was this huge in Australia but supposedly nowhere else??!

[@adrianpurcell7528]

The tumbling video image (at 4:00) was caused by an error in the super-VHS editing box that just froze and then cascaded the image. I thought it was cool!

[@alasyon]

It is cool! How do you know?

[@alfiedotwtf]

@@leon_rojo4 Actually, that's pretty cool. Happy little mistake

[@alfiedotwtf]

That's super cool. Did you work on the video?

[@user-sf2bl8bu2u]

@moon man you douche

[@homeschoolhd596]

Nice lil tidbit

[@andrewwhitbread9362]

","Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: "The PEACE between the NOTES of HISTORY should NOT be a Hypocrisy AGAINST the lullaby of FREEDOM between THEM"." - St. KEYHAWK HMAJW ROTHSAY ROYAL ANZAC SKYKNIGHT WATTLE PINK."

[@ELECATcreations]

Still have this in my CD collection! :)

[@CorridorOfMirrorsRemixes]

I just got this single today! Too excited! I’ve been searching for this one! 😄

[@mwBZA]

Absolutely crazy that this gabber stomper was no 1 in Australia

[@Dunnoahhha]

Dude I remember this from my blue light disco days. Sugar high only.

[@theaaaa4180]

Snorting pixie sticks

[@timhinchcliffe5372]

This was mind ducking in the 90s... now in the 20s it's even more so.

[@adamclarke3359]

This song is money, re-release today would make bank

[@ryanreid2917]

thats so accurate it hurts lol

[@suave605]

@@ryanreid2917 no no no no no. No no No no No no No no No nO. nonOnonOnonO. nO

[@planetX15]

@@suave605 Just reading that reminded me of the song 2unlimited - No Limit

[@MedusasSnakePit]

Still slaps like it did 30 years ago 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@shrimpygirll]

As a teen I loved this song. Can't belive it still holds up to the test of time. Such fantastic song. I thought it would be daggy and weird but no. Stll love mid 90s music.

[@thethreeawesomefriends8486]

Those things with the giant mouth and wheel hands was almost like something out of your worst nightmare

[@tobymonstersmum]

They used to freak me out when the song first came out. Watching the clip on tv traumatised me lol

[@MrJD2you]

TheThreeAwesomeFriends i just showed my 12yr old, he didn't like the faces in it either

[@Prawnlet]

Vicki Star fkn same haha

[@Prawnlet]

its the sound too Bwaahhhghhhhhh

[@tobymonstersmum]

Yeh, it's just full on creepy lol

[@andrewwhitbread9362]

"Those who respect LIFE have the LOVE of the LORD." - Magpie Keyhawk."

[@titus9895]

Somehow I remember this song been so much better than what it is now, sometimes memories are Just best left in the past

[@Shamweeniedog10]

You take that back

[@AchtungBaby77]

I'm going to go against the grain of most of the other commenters and agree with you - I actually cringed seeing this film clip again! LOL

[@jaegrant6441]

It's definitely old techno. A bit clunky and slow compared to the trance and hardcore that bloomed from these early innovators. But you can still enjoy the stuff, and allow the memories & nostalgia to enhance the experience. This track is raw. We expect things to be so polished now.

[@andrewwhitbread9362]

"Christ is the cry that keeps Us all together!!!" - Kryal Keyhawk."

[@airshredder7314]

This was absolutely huge at raves in 1993. Then it hit no.1 and it dropped out in the a#se. Reminds me of Prodigy 5 though. Awesome night out.

[@oneofthegoodonesok]

Just feels like yesterday, and then you have Mortal Kombat theme song too. Both great songs for its time

[@andrewwhitbread9362]

"The Vigilante Captain America was SO Fast into battle He BEAT the United States Givernment by Nine months!!!!!" - St. HMAJW SkyKnight Wedge."

[@stephengreen2337]

I remember it being played at our school swimming carnival and every kid went nuts! Teachers didn't get it but electronic era had kicked in proper

[@benlindley4202]

Banging track bought it on 12in back in day.

[@beaubear6516]

2021 still listening lol

[@poohtheripper8657]

Yes! I have this song still in my memory

[@reneesgianginis6790]

2024 and this is goated

[@185zx10]

2020 still amazing

[@mzm2644]

Oldie but a goodie!

[@Bdub1112]

Ahh nostalgic memories of watching this on RAGE when I was a kid. Insomnia life, lol. RAGE has been a good companion 🤘😝

[@addicted2musictoo]

One of my favourite songs. The 90s videos were weird in such a funny way.

[@andrewwhitbread9362]

WHEN KEEPING YOUR HEAD DON'T GET CARRIED AWAY! ! !

[@INTHEMIX74]

still loving the amiga 500 graphics

[@dionjanssen2790]

Always loved this clip, trips me out everytime 🤪

[@perfectly_imperfect_anna]

Who's here in 2024

[@Dazdamage]

I'm always here

[@MHP423]

Was an absolutely HUGE song crom back in the day....loved it then, still like it.

[@laureah21]

Had a mri today and the noises coming out of the machine reminded me of this song 😂 had to look it up

[@tonynealon8942]

wakey wakey at about 4in the morning ..back on it lol..what a tune..

[@mexicansam]

Still hits hard

[@ollobot123]

I can't believe this is an actual song and not just a wild dream I had in 2015

[@abbydee18]

I honestly forgot this existed

[@davewhite9128]

Back in the Mid 90's when this dropped in Oz I used as my theme/entrance music when I worked in the Wrestling Scene in Sydney NSW Australia ... Going by the name of Double J Johnny the Joker it was the right choice ...

[@petaobrien4856]

I NEED TO SEE JACK NICHOLSON REACT TO THIS

[@MarkusGeheim]

When Hardcore was a sound which made you happy (not aggressive) 😍

[@javis88h]

unlocking past child trauma. I remember being scared shitless of this, when I was 4.. I think.

[@hiimnick5]

insane video

[@andrewwhitbread9362]

Sun Tzu: "The Way I am is the Way the Enemy has Made me."

[@rubenverheij4770]

First thing Johnny Depp did, after he won Amber Heard case, after he was at home??? Listen to this wonderful track of course, and started dancing!🥳

[@dylanbyrne9640]

2022 and still keeping it real 💯

[@andrewwhitbread9362]

"Facts always get lost in the details like eating snails and not thinking of entrails!!!" - SLAYER."

[@bsch-dq7qz]

Im seeing al these comments and you guys really should get into dutch "gabber" it this type of boom boom music its pretty sick

[@danid3533]

Haha this track was the first for many as a kid- now I’m a huge hardcore and industrial listener 👍

[@pinoiaconis5069]

I'm still looking for Johnny and its 2017.

[@TheExtremeRetroGamer]

same lmao

[@theophilusthistler5467]

I'm lookin for Garys on on the Gary

[@firstLast-eh2gm]

Gabber Dj, let the bassdrum go like.. Bam bam bam-tshi-bam bam bam bam !!!

[@s3tTz]

And to think, this was cutting edge CG back then...

[@LizHoracek]

Me and my dad love this song ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@davidharry7883]

Until the day I watched The Shining a few years ago I never actually knew that was Jack Nicholson's voice saying 'Here's Johnny!' I thought it was just used for this tune! Still a great classic but!

[@wallienewen3446]

hereeeeess.... wallliee....

[@shingleyumi724]

What happen to you? You lost one screw in your head? No cure...

[@lancerobinson482]

classic hahaha

[@donthitmeimwoozy]

sup man

[@thatcakecakecakecakeboii2505]

WALLIE I READ THE BOOK AND I TRY TO FIND THE PEOPLE LIKE THE DOG...

[@robertbelyea5767]

At last... I find you!

[@Aearonjer]

Still have the single. Good times. Hindley street/Heaven.

[@Rxndel03]

whos still here is 2022 listening to this banger

[@wswan81]

Found this song when i was 14, way back when. From the Jonny Nemonic Soundtrack.

[@The.L.]

0:42 here is Johnny

[@MarcovanSchaik-d2z]

Here2 son 😂😂

[@jasoncolley7490]

Flashbacks at Joe's garage lol respect to the coast.

[@ianmartin2594]

Rezerection in the 90s 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@unnamedperson1303]

I'm LOVE this song its awesome too with good bass

[@andrewwhitbread9362]

A BEGINNING OF REBELLIOIN AGAINST MINDFULNESS

[@andrewwhitbread9362]

"Oh, Four Minutes!! ACID Lasts 16 HOURS."

[@panicfarm9874]

Gabber DJ let the base drum go like

[@jameswest9684]

This takes me back

[@jennmerkabah2757]

90's was one crazy decade for music! WTF 2020? All I wanna do, is get in my DeLorean and go back..

[@HappyDaysManchester]

Not heard this for years tune